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地道

dì dào · di dao/dì dao · di dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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dì dào 地道

  1. tunnel
  2. causeway

dì dao 地道

  1. authentic
  2. genuine
  3. proper
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The authentic teahouse

  1. Leon

    这(zhè)是(shì)地道(dìdào)的(de)北京(běijīng)茶馆(cháguǎn)吗(ma)？

    Is this a real Beijing teahouse?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，茶(chá)很(hěn)地道(dìdào)，连(lián)服务员(fúwùyuán)也(yě)是(shì)北京人(běijīngrén)。

    Yes. The tea is authentic, and even the waiter is from Beijing.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)说(shuō)地道(dìdào)的(de)北京话(běijīnghuà)。

    Then I want to speak authentic Beijing talk too.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)：您(nín)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    OK, say this: "Have you eaten?"

  5. Leon

    您(nín)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？地道(dìdào)不(bù)地道(dìdào)？

    Have you eaten? Is that authentic enough?

  6. Dengdeng

    地道(dìdào)。不过(bùguò)我们(wǒmen)刚(gāng)坐下(zuòxia)，还(hái)没(méi)吃(chī)呢(ne)。

    Authentic. But we have only just sat down, so nobody has eaten yet.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)样(yàng)说(shuō)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)更(gèng)加(jiā)地(dì)道(dao)呢(ne)？

Is it more idiomatic if I say it like this?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)很(hěn)希(xī)望(wàng)可(kě)以(yǐ)说(shuō)一(yì)口(kǒu)地(dì)道(dao)的(de)中(zhōng)文(wén)。

I really hope that I can speak authentic Chinese.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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